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A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune.
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| New York PostV.A. MusettoZalla constructs a suspenseful movie with no intention of sugarcoating the daily hardships of New York's underclass. |
| New York PressMark PeikertTo write Sangre off as an unglamorous fairytale devalues what screenwriter/director Zalla achieves. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenAlthough it exhibits a heartfelt connection with the city's half-invisible population of illegal immigrants, its myriad inconsistencies and strained plotting are increasingly frustrating. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenJustifiably bleak, exquisitely acted drama of a Mexican teen who seeks his dad in New York only to find that a young man who befriended him claims to be the son. |
| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonZalla wants to know the point where boys become cynics, men become vultures, and the hardened become vulnerable. |
| San Antonio Express-NewsLarry RatliffZalla utilizes both the dark back streets of New York and the dark nature of some humans to weave an intoxicating tale of stolen identity and pilfered emotions. |
| Chicago TribuneTasha RobinsonThe acting is impeccable, with Hernandez radiating an air of sleazy charm and Ochoa doing terrific work as a bitter man who's just lonely enough to have chinks in his well-developed armor. |
| The DeadboltBrian TallericoThere's nothing easy about Christopher Zalla's very good film, a story that will get under your skin in its depiction of the dark underbelly of the American dream. |
| New York ObserverAndrew SarrisSangre de Mi Sangre stacks up as an original achievement in its own chosen genre, that of the troubled immigrant in a land of advertised promise, who too often is inflicted with pain and exploitation. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussSangre De Mi Sangre could have done without a few plot coincidences and the film's relentless mean street look seems studied at times. But the film's behavioral honesty pumps vibrant, undeniable life through every frame. |